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I need tires.

Post by TroyV » Mon Apr 06, 2009 9:36 am

Street tires blow. Yesterday was the first time I have ever been on street tires at the track.

Sorry for holding everyone up. :)

Someone, I think it was Lee Walsh, mentioned there was someone up north that had a bunch of RA-1's in stock for sale cheap. Can someone direct me to the appropriate place?
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Post by bhoss » Mon Apr 06, 2009 9:52 am

Troy - try this post

viewtopic.php?f=6&t=2057

Called several weeks ago and he still had some tires.
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Post by TroyV » Mon Apr 06, 2009 10:03 am

Beautiful.. Thanks for the quick reply.
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Re: I need tires.

Post by brucesallen » Mon Apr 06, 2009 11:56 am

TroyV wrote:Street tires blow. Yesterday was the first time I have ever been on street tires at the track.

Sorry for holding everyone up. :)

Someone, I think it was Lee Walsh, mentioned there was someone up north that had a bunch of RA-1's in stock for sale cheap. Can someone direct me to the appropriate place?
But you sure sounded nice as you blew by my student, Brian's RX8.
We revved higher. Next time he needs to take off the muffler.
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Re: I need tires.

Post by breakaway500 » Mon Apr 06, 2009 12:41 pm

I honestly believe there is nothing more important than proper tires. Good brakes come in a close second,though... :shock:

I enjoyed watching you squeeze into that car,Troy. :wink:
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Post by TroyV » Mon Apr 06, 2009 1:38 pm

Thanks, email sent.

Mark, yes, I imagine it is somewhat comical to watch me get in and out of this thing, though I am getting better at it.
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Post by Dave_G » Mon Apr 06, 2009 2:13 pm

There are four new RA-1s for sale here: http://forums.sccv.org/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=2572
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Post by 962porsche » Mon Apr 06, 2009 6:34 pm

street tires yep i'm running yokohama's es100 . god do they suck !!!! the best time i could get was a 1:27.01 and then in the rain . i had 5 tank slappers NOT GOOD !!! i have to get extra wheels for the porsche 944 and new v710 . its not cheap !

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Re: I need tires.

Post by alik » Tue Apr 07, 2009 12:23 am

Troy!
DWW will often have runoffs in 205/50/15. free for the taking.
You gotta haul them and mount.

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Post by TroyV » Tue Apr 07, 2009 9:11 am

Who is DWW, where are they, and how many tires do they have? :)

I like the idea of scrubs for now... Once I learn proper brake technique, then I can start looking at freshies..
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Post by TroyV » Tue Apr 07, 2009 9:41 am

Never mind, found them......email sent.
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Re: I need tires.

Post by paultg » Tue Apr 07, 2009 9:46 pm

TroyV wrote:Never mind, found them......email sent.
I thought I sent ya an email about them at one point; but you probably get alot of messages.

They are right near Devens too btw; like 5 mins from the autox site.

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Re: I need tires.

Post by TroyV » Wed Apr 08, 2009 9:23 am

I did get that message, just forgot about them. I have sent them emails in the past with no response.
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